To learn patience
learn to make a risotto
consider trees
leave your phone at home and wear no watch
teach someone you love about something you love
make lots of risotto
walk in the footsteps of wood anemone
read Tolkien
remember your favourite scarf in the middle of July
plant seeds
decide to write a very long poem
watch the geese leaving in October
send letters
make a risotto for everyone who ever sent you a snippy email (before replying)
wash bowls by hand and warm
them blow on the risotto
savour all that richness on your tongue
Megan Pattie is a previous Foyle Young Poet of the Year who lives on the North East coast of England with her husband, two cats, and a rabbit. Her debut pamphlet Tracts was published by Black Light Engine Room in 2021. You can find her on Twitter @pattiepoetry.